Grants
Grant Information
Grant Information
Quality Communities Grant Program
OML and the OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) partner to offer the annual Quality Communities Grant Program. This grant will assist recipients with up to 50% of the funding needed for projects selected by the IQC. For more information contact Nancee Morris.
Find out more here: http://iqc.ou.edu/projects/howitworks/
Other Grants:
US Department of Agriculture Rural Development Programs (.pdf)
Application deadline: June 3 and December 2, 2024, for letters of inquiry
Application deadline: May 3, 2024
Grants.gov deadline: April 29, 2024
JustGrants deadline: May 6, 2024
Application deadline: Concept letters and grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed quarterly.
Application deadline: Applications will be accepted from April 1 to May 31, 2024.
Applications for this program will be open through September 30, 2024.
Application deadline: The next quarterly application cycle will open on April 4, 2024. The application portal will close for the quarter after a maximum of 600 grant applications are accepted.
Optional draft deadline: April 9, 2024
Application deadline: May 21, 2024
Grants.gov deadline: April 8, 2024
JustGrants deadline: April 22, 2024
Application deadline: The remaining deadlines for 2024 are June 1 and September 1.
Application deadline: Requests above $25,000 are accepted February 1 through April 30, annually. Funding requests up to $25,000 are accepted year-round.
Application deadline: Applications are accepted quarterly during the following periods: March 1 to April 15, May 1 to July 15, August 1 to October 15, and November 1 to December 31, 2024.
Application deadline: Applications are reviewed monthly.
Application deadlines: January 15 and September 15, annually
Application deadline: Applications are accepted through mid-September, annually.
See the Newest Grants Posted for Your Organization on the Grant Watch Website
Grant Writing Tips
The Nonprofit Times published these helpful grant writing tips. Print them off and read them before you start your next grant application.
· Do your homework. Pay close attention to the guidelines, policies, and procedures. Don't try to "fit" your organization or program into the guidelines simply to obtain funding.
· Keep it simple. Be concise in all correspondence, particularly the cover letter. Make it a maximum of three pages, and summarize the organization, the purpose of the request, and other pertinent information.
· Be Relevant. Demonstrate how organization or project benefits the company -- do not approach simply on the basis of being a customer of the company.
· Be accountable. Think scope and impact -- and be honest. Quantify, and tie the project to specific targets and dates. Provide a cost-benefit analysis.
· Writing matters. Funders receive a significant number of requests. Make it an easy read for them. Proposals should be organized, well-written, and grammatically correct.
· Proof read. Are all required items addressed and space limits met? Other common errors: sent to right person/address but wrong company name, or a recipient no longer with the company.
· Be patient. Do not call the day after the proposal is submitted. Due to the significant volume of requests, particularly for corporate foundations, it will require time to manage.
· Trust the application process. Going outside the application process to get a proposal considered will eventually come back to haunt you.
· Take each year as if it is the first. Past funding is no guarantee of future support.
· Be a friend to the environment. Send one copy unless told otherwise. No three-ring binders. Send videotapes only if necessary.